A Quiet Life

A Quiet Life

Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburō Ōe's masterpiece now blossoms with the music of Hikari Ōe.

1995 ja 121 minutes

Rating: 7.4

Plot

A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.

Trailer

Cast

Hinako Saeki

Hinako Saeki

Ma-chan

Atsuro Watabe

Atsuro Watabe

Iiyo

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Father

Mihoko Shibata

Mihoko Shibata

Mother

Masayuki Imai

Masayuki Imai

Arai

Tamaki Ogawa

Tamaki Ogawa

Weather Forecast

Takao Okamura

Takao Okamura

Danto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Danto's Wife

Yoshiyuki Omori

Yoshiyuki Omori

Oh-chan

Keita Tsukui

Keita Tsukui

Tokie Hidari

Tokie Hidari

Asakura

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Water Bottle Man

Rie Shibata

Rie Shibata

Neighbor's Wife

Shinobu Kawamata

Shinobu Kawamata

Wife

Chōei Takahashi

Chōei Takahashi

Police Officer

Nobuto Okamoto

Nobuto Okamoto

Sewage Owner

Noboru Akima

Noboru Akima

Hisako Hara

Hisako Hara

Grandmother

Mieko Yuki

Mieko Yuki

Fusa

Yûki Hoshino

Yûki Hoshino

Toshizō Kudō

Toshizō Kudō

Shigemitsu Ogi

Shigemitsu Ogi

Man Drinking Wine

Satomi Achiwa

Satomi Achiwa

Mrs. Kurokawa

Hiroshi Yagyu

Hiroshi Yagyu

Caster

Yoichi Takara

Yoichi Takara

Young Boy in the Novel

Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Man in the Novel

Mirei Asaoka

Mirei Asaoka

Young Girl in the Novel

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